Byrne's heroics fail to see Harps progress

BT Harps 1

Ballymun United 2

 

By Padraig Ryan at Priory Place

 

BT Harps saw their marvellous run in this season’s FAI Junior Cup come to an end on Sunday afternoon when they suffered a late defeat at the hands of Ballymun United in this sixth round clash.

Keith Hanney scored twice for the Leinster Senior League side either side of a goal for BT’s Jamie Bergin before a late penalty from Johnny Coleman was expertly saved to send the Dublin outfit into the last 16.

There was huge turnout in a windswept Templemore for this game with a huge local following joined by a large travelling contingent from the capital.

 

MATCH DIGEST
Man of the Match: Stephen Byrne (BT Harps)

BT Harps: Stephen Byrne, Jack Kennedy, Shane Scully, Cathal Scully, Johnny Coleman, Stevie Nolan, Jordan Moloney, Dean McEnroe, Stefan Leahy, Jamie Bergin.

Sub: Luke Quinlan for Moloney, Eanna McBride for Leahy; Craig Byrne for Bergin.

Ballymun United: Stephen Robinson; Sam Dodd, Thomas Carroll, Anthony Donoghue, Dean Hayden, Dillon McLoughlin, Karl O’Reilly, Ross Purdy, Owen Humphries, Nicolas O’Brien, Keith Hanney

Subs: Graham Bedford for Robinson (inj), Sean O'Reilly for Purdy; Jordan Keaton for Hanney; Lee Sommers for McLoughlin; Dean O'Brien for K O’Reilly.
Referee: Andy Hall (North Tipperary).

 

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